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Bosworth Park

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.62004, -1.38984

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia tumida, Dog's Mercury Rust, Clustered Brittlestem +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Puccinia tumida, Dog's Mercury Rust, Clustered Brittlestem +9 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Angle Shades +176 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Angle Shades +176 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Hogweed +216 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Hogweed +216 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route433 m
Named routeLength 433 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route988 m
Named routeLength 988 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route174 m
Named routeLength 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheatfield with monuments, Bosworth Park

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheatfield with monuments, Bosworth Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park300 m→🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park300 m→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park300 m→🏞️BATTLEFIELD OF BOSWORTHCountry park3 km→🌱Bosworth Battlefield Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Shenton StationUrban park3 km→

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